Improvement iw bagatelles



M. Raben-AVE.

Improvement `in Bgatelles.

lnwemd.May3o,1871..` .y

" @zyn To allwhom itmay concerm" p `Be i'tknown that I, MoN'rAeUn REDGRAVE,

of Cincinnati, in the cuntylofHamilton and 1 Stateof Ohio, have" invented a new andImproved Parlor Bagatelle; and I do hereby dec clarethat the `follow-ingis a full, clear, and i exactfdescription thereof,`which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing forming part ot' this specication, [in whichi i Figure lrepresents a plan or top view of my improved parlor bagatelle. Fig. 2 is a i longitudinal section of the` same takenon the c `plane of theline w Fig. 1. Fig. Sis atrans- Q averse section ofthe same taken on the plane i of theline y y, Fig. 1. j

y Similar `letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.`

s My invention relatesgenerally to bagatelleboards; and consists in several new and useful devices, by whichan amusing game of skill is obtained that may be introduced into the 4 social 'and familycircles-- The generalprincicple or character which distinguishes my parr `lor bagatelle from `all others hitherto known tothepublic consists in combining gravity with muscular powerto act as antagonistical directionandfthe otherin an opposite direction; the oneimpelling it against the action of thejother until the muscular power is spent, when gravitytakes it `in hand and moves it c. until "a`.rres`ted.`` This I accomplish by inclinin g "the table at `anfangle tcahorizontall plane.

j It consists, secondly,in the application ofa tension-springto the piston that propels the ball, `whereby any desired quantity of force may be given and easily graduated by the eye. This isa great advantage` over the ordinarycue; `with it all the mathematical science may y be possessed withoutl the rmnessofnerve q necessary to execute, `and without theability to impart that exactitude of `force which is the foundation of success in this game. In consists, thirdly, in the application about the central cupsv of courts to `prevent theapproach of c the balls to the cups except in one direction, and create difficulty incounting at these points. It consists, fourthly, in the arrangement of i c gates in front of the courts to break the force uMPRovEMENT IN BAGATELLES.

forces, the one` tending to` carry the ball in one MONTAGUE nnnennvn, or CINCINNATI, onio.

spcificatironing part `of Letters Patent No. 115,357, dated May 3o, 1871.

scendin g the declivity.

table of my improved bagatelle. The same is placed in an inclined position to be-lowered at the front end, as shown in Fig. 2. A projecting ledge, a, is arranged around the entire table. The shooting-trough b is formed at one side by a projecting ilange or plate, c, which is parallel to the side ledge, as in the ordinary parlor bagatelle. A sliding piston, d, is arranged within the trough, and connected with a pistonrod, e, which pierces the lower ledge of the table. A spring, f, is placed behind the piston. By pulling the rod e outwardly the spring will be contracted, and if the rod is then let go the spring will violently propel the piston upwardly, and thereby, also, the ball g Mplaced against the same. The ball enters the counting-board at the upper end of the same androlls down, being detained by pins h h or arrested in cavities t' t in the ordinary manner. A cavity, j, for the kingball, which counts double at every figure to which it is brought, is provided at the upper part of the table.` By meansof wire pins Z lspecial courts B C for the arrest of balls are providedeon the table. The upper court B is single, and has a swinging gate, m, at its upper end. This gate is suspended from above and swings on a horizontal pivot. The ball, when it strikes the gate, swings under the same and enters the court,

The court C is double-that is to say, contains within it another court, D. The ball in entering the court O through the gate o of the same can either pass around the court D or also enter the same through the opening p at its upper side.` A bell, fr, is arranged within the court l). The upper endV of the table is rounded by a projecting rim, s. The rules of the game may be variable; also, the values for the play of the several cavities and courts.

object of the player being to throw the ball into the court-cup B, he draws the spring far enough back to impart just sufficient force to carry it up and curve it around to the middle of the board, where gravity takes it down hill with accelerating velocity and momentum till it reaches the gate m. This gate acts as a :of the momentum acquired by the ball in de- A in the drawing represents the' platform or where it strikes a little bell, n, secured therein.l

The mode of operation is as follows: The

spring on a vehicle, to4 take up the shock or with aspiral spring, f, placed on said rod beacquired momentum and allow the ball to roll quietlyinto the court. If the spring has, however, been drawn back too far, or not far enough,- the direction of the ball will be changed by every object with which it comes into contact.

Having thus described my invention, I cla-im as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The cups, courts7 pins, and spring-piston, combined with a board supported on an ncline by a piece, E, at the further end, whereby the principle of gravity is applied to the ball to carry it in a direction opposite t0 that in which the spring-piston tends to carry it.

2. The piston d, arranged in shooting-trough b and upon the end of slide rode, combined tween the piston and ledge a, for the purpose specified.

3. The arrangement centrally between the cups and pins of courts B D, through which the ball can only enter from the front and only reach the bells with diculty, vfor the purpose ofmaking high counts, require care and skill, as described.

4. The arrangement of central courts B D, provided with swinging gates with respect to the caps and pins, as and for the purpose specified.

MONTAGUE REDGRAVE.

Witnesses A. MONEILL, C. C. ARCHER. 

